The State of Dhrol ધ્રોલ રિયાસત | |||||||||
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Princely State of British India | |||||||||
1595–1948 | |||||||||
Location of Dhrol State in Saurashtra | |||||||||
Capital | Dhrol | ||||||||
Area | |||||||||
• 1901 | 732 km2 (283 sq mi) | ||||||||
Population | |||||||||
• 1901 | 21,906 | ||||||||
History | |||||||||
• Established | 1595 | ||||||||
15 February 1948 | |||||||||
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Today part of | Saurashtra, India |
Dhrol State was one of the 562 princely states of British India. It was a 9 gun salute state belonging to the Kathiawar Agency of the Bombay Presidency. [1] Its capital was in the town of Dhrol, located in the historical Halar region of Kathiawar.
Dhrol State was founded in 1595 by Jam Hardholji, a brother of Jam Rawal, the founder of Nawanagar State. The royal family belonged to the senior-most branch of the Jadeja dynasty of Rajputs who are the descendants of Samma tribe of Sindh . [2] The Khirasra state was an offshoot of Dhrol. [3] [4]
Dhrol State became a British protectorate in 1807. The population of the state was decimated by the Indian famine of 1899–1900, from 27,007 in 1891 it was reduced to 21,906 in the 1901 census. The last ruler of Dhrol State, Thakur Sahib Chandrasinhji Dipsinhji, signed the accession to the Indian Union on 15 February 1948.[ citation needed ]
The rulers of the state bore the title 'Thakore Saheb'. They had the right to a 9 gun salute. [5] [6]
Nawanagar was an Indian princely state in the historical Halar region, located on the southern shores of the Gulf of Kutch. It was ruled by the Jadeja Rajput dynasty and became a part of newly formed India. Its capital city was Nawanagar city, now known as Jamnagar. It had an area of 3,791 square miles (9,820 km2) and a population estimated at 336,779 in 1901. Its rulers, who use the title of "Jam Saheb" are of the same clan as the Rao of Kutch. They were entitled to a 13-gun salute. The state flag was a rectangular red flag with a white elephant, near and facing the hoist. During the British, the state was part of the Kathiawar Agency, within the Gujarat Division of Bombay Presidency.
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